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God was displeased with this thing; therefore he struck Israel.
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Sin Has Consequences
Commentators are clear that this verse shows God's direct displeasure with David's sin of numbering the people. The phrase "he smote Israel" is not an accident but a direct consequence of the king's prideful act. This serves as a sober reminder that sin is offensive to God and invites divine judgment.
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1 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
The Divine wrath, declared by Gad the seer.
Baptist
And God was displeased with this thing;
This numbering of Israel, which David had carried out in spite of Joab's protest: God wa…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 21:1).
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Presbyterian
No mention is made in this book of David's sin in the matter of Uriah, nor of the troubles that followed it, for they had no necessary connection w…
